swizzle.
Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink.
Meaning & usage
Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink.
Alternative form of switchel (“drink based on water and vinegar”).
Synonym of swizz (“swindle, disappointment”).
The conversion of portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
Where this word comes from
Unknown etymology, 1813. Original sense “alcoholic drink”, possibly a variant of switchel (“a drink of molasses and water, often mixed with rum”), attested 1790, itself of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by swirl or fizz. In verb sense “to stir”, from swizzle stick (“stick for stirring alcoholic drinks”), itself attested 1859.
To stir or mix.
She swizzled the milk into her coffee.
To turn around.
To drink; to swill.
To permute bits, or elements of a vector.
To convert portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
To change a class's dispatch table in order to resolve messages from an existing selector to a new implementation.
Where this word comes from
Unknown etymology, 1813. Original sense “alcoholic drink”, possibly a variant of switchel (“a drink of molasses and water, often mixed with rum”), attested 1790, itself of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by swirl or fizz. In verb sense “to stir”, from swizzle stick (“stick for stirring alcoholic drinks”), itself attested 1859.
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